Last Monday, the 27th of November 2023, we had Prof. Sónia da Rocha at FBAUP, visiting from the ESAD.Har. She had been in Portugal for a few institutional visits and, of course, to attend the fantastic Typography Meeting at the University Lusófona in Lisbon the previous weekend. We had had the opportunity to catch up… Continue reading Mediavilla, by Sónia da Rocha
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2023 Welcome Note
On behalf of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Masters in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects (MDGPE) and the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP), I would like to welcome you — with a very special thank you and a very enthusiastic congratulation note — for your integration into this team.… Continue reading 2023 Welcome Note
Young Lions 2023
4 FBAUP students — 3 currently enrolled students in the MDGPE — have made it to the final stage of the 2023 edition of the Young Lions Portugal: Margarida Silva (together with the LDC alumnus Mariana Carvalhais) and Jorge Moreira with Alexandre Sousa. Although they didn’t take “the podium,” they proved to be feisty competitors going… Continue reading Young Lions 2023
Schron Poltawski
Schron Poltawski is typeface revival designed by Beatriz Fernandes, Joana Teixeira, and Margarida Silva, for the Type Design course in 2022, under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Amado. For the second and final group assignment, students in the Type Design course must research and design a revival of a text typeface. This typeface was also… Continue reading Schron Poltawski
Saint John
Leonor Aguiar “São João” (Saint John popular festivity) narrative sequence, developed for CPI in 2022, under Prof. Rui Vitorino Santos and Prof. Júlio Dolbeth. For the Contexts and Practices of Illustration (CPI) course’s first assignment, students are prompted to create a mood board, followed by a 5–7 image-based narrative sequence by reflecting on issues related… Continue reading Saint John
The traveler
Cíntia Funchal “O Viajante” (The traveler) fanzine, developed for CPI in 2022, under Prof. Rui Vitorino Santos. For the Contexts and Practices of Illustration (CPI) course’s second assignment, students are prompted to create a narrative by analyzing three previously selected images or objects. When describing, narrative relationships such as the personal emotional connection, symbolic or… Continue reading The traveler
Promotional Brochure
Promotional Brochure, designed by João Aveiro, for the Advanced Studies in Editorial Design and Typography course during 2022, under Prof. António Modesto Students were asked to choose and analyze a work by a designer. This designer, in his work, should not comply with the invisibility rules of Beatrice Warde’s article, crystal goblet. After analyzing the… Continue reading Promotional Brochure
The Creative Potential of Animation and Repetition in Editorial Design
The Creative Potential of Animation and Repetition in Editorial Design: Development and evaluation of a parametric tool for creating typographic compositions. A master research and development project by Vânia Oliveira, developed in 2020. The evolution of communicative processes, as well as their supports and techniques, is a constant. Typography is no exception, as this process… Continue reading The Creative Potential of Animation and Repetition in Editorial Design
The Emotional Dimension in Typographic Poster Composition
“A Dimensão Emocional na Composição do Cartaz Tipográfico” (The Emotional Dimension in Typographic Poster Composition) from Irene Beatriz Meireis Peixoto, a Master Project research developed in 2020. This project deals with topics such as human emotions, design and typographic composition. The human mind, according to the work developed by Professor António Damásio (2011), diverges from… Continue reading The Emotional Dimension in Typographic Poster Composition
Figurat
Figurat: a contemporary high-contrast sans-serif typeface. Master Project by Abel Martins in 2020. This project aims to research and analyze existing strategies and methodologies in constructing a new typeface. Following Martin Andersch’s calligraphic design methodologies, as well as the typographic design strategies of José Scaglione and Laura Meseguer, as starting points, studies were prepared for… Continue reading Figurat